The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-12
THE CRIME.
An Exhaustive Review of the Great
Conspiracy.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. IA more striking
procession Of civic events may never again
be witnessed than the one having its latest
outcome today.
The supposed absurdly theatrical dem
onstrations, with red banners and black,
that took place in the streets Of Chicago
not two winters ago, followed soon after
ward by the picturesque, yet ominous,
Sunday gatherings Of tattcrdcmalions, for
cigners and demagogucs on the broad com
mon at the lake front, are now recalled as
the quick forerunncrs of secret cellar drill
ings 10y hundreds of ignorant, ianatical
rilcmen in the purleus throughout the
city. Then came the cool, deliberate dy-
Mantle experiments 10y carefully selected
masked representatives in the woods skirt
ing the suburbs. Later on, secluded in
the quiet OF downtown back rooms, dark
conclaycs OF Wild idead but brainy, UNI
scrupulous Leaders eagerly discussed as
their long coveted opportunity the just
beginning development OF the working
mems concerted movement for a uniform
eight hour day
How the gigantic, peaceful strikes were
turned into riots, how the entire world
was startled by the blood-chilling bomb
massacre in the Ilnymnrl;ct then the ma
jcstic state trial, the amazing hrnyado OF
the one American, defendant, the horribly
grotcsque marriage Of another one Of tho
prisoners every detail oi these strange
occurrences aud the extraordinary truin
succeeding, now presents itself again rs II
the whole had passed but yesterday.
TIM KEYNOTE
of il all is found In the platform Of the
|. A. A., International Arhci,cr Working
mems association Ut which organization
August spies and his seven co-dCicudanis
were leading members and upholdcr'. In
the international platform il is urged that
'thc present system under which property
IN owned 10y individuals should be- de-
slruycd, and that al capital which has
been produced 10y labor should be- Trans.
formed into common properly by
lOrrc.' y Eighty groups oi this dan
gCrous association existed In the United
States. chiefly at the great industrial cen
tens Chicago alone being the III starred
pof..cssnr oil seven. Only portion OF the
members were armed, yet the number OF
this class in thiCag0 exceeded 5000 every
man oi whom attended regular military
drills, had his own rifle and revolver and
could obtain dynamite and bombs for the
asking. Tho unarmcd members Of the
grpuI@ were constantly In contact with
their armed brethren, and in hearty sym.
plthy with their purposes and their prin-
ciplcs II was this cpmplclr well dis.
III. A A l.. IL.
three now noted newspapers the Arhcitcr
Icitung, the Alarm aud the Anarchist.
Excepting handsome, youthful Louis
Iingg, who, though taking n conspicuous
part, was a mem acting agent. each oi the
eight llaymarkct defendants WIS directly
connected with one Ut these paprr.
August Spies, keen, cynical llcssian.
with the subtle intellectual
viOoR OF ~ AGO,
was cditor.in-chici ui the Arbciter. The
jaunty, daredevil little Texan, Albert r.
Parsons, brother OF Confederate general.
presided over the Alarm. At the head Of
the Anarchist Gcorr Engcl, another Hes.
sian, but OF c0lr,c. brutal type. out
llcrodcd the most blupd.thirsty iiicranccs
oi his compccn. While sam ficldcn, the
Engli.lnan, sullcn looking, shaggy and
iorbddng, but as an agitalor simply
volcanic, aud Oscar Ncuhc the polished,
attractive German. American organizer,
were more especially concerned In other
than journalistic branches NJ the propa.
randn. they were nevertheless among the
directors respectively of the Alarm and
the Arbcitcr Icitung. The munt Bnyarian
Michael Schwab VIZ Spies assistant editor,
and his icllow-couniryml Adolph fisch.
or, hc of the poisoned dagger, was the
Arbciior's head lorguan.
Not one Of these men however they
might split haip reYuld cmdidly deny that
lac was instrumental 10 q greater or less
degree In helping on the catastrophe at tho
llaymarkot. or ule legal guilt Of each
nothing need be said further than that lis
certainly was put TO tests seldom, II ever,
| paullVlcd. ,r.uI
During the long months prccrdiur the
| Mountaineering, The defendants one and
an were necessarily active In agniinp and
organizing In "dcmpusiutiuns and Eek.
pcrimcnls." Their speeches and articles
| iairly bristled with imprisoned appcals
| for the laboring people Ia provide them.
| selves with firearms and dynamite. Spe.
cidc instructions wcrc given
nov TO HANDLE AND usE
the explosive, aud how TO make bombs
| and how 90 procurc weapons. All this
was stated by the couspimlon 10 be max.
| ing ready for the coming social rcvolu.
! ton" What was meant by "socinl rryolu.
ton" was not left TO be vaguely Inferred.
nor was the time when Il was 10 be In.
auguratcd a dim uncertainty Of the future.
| Tho revolution" was frequently defined
| In sneech and writing ss sudden, bloody
forciblc upheaval OF the right Of phynie
ownership Of property, then the bringing
about of n state OF society IN which Nh
property should be held in common.
! Incredible ssii NAV seem the ayowcd pur.